SMEs for Labour seeks to strengthen relations between the small, medium, micro, owner and family-run businesses with the Labour Party. Small businesses are a central plank of Britain’s economy and are responsible for over 16 million jobs. Unless our concerns are put front-and-centre of the economic response to Covid-19 outbreak,…

by Ibrahim Dogus, SME4Labour The men and women who run small businesses are heroes of the British economy. They will lead us out of this crisis – and Labour will back them every step of the way. Now, as the nation appears to be sliding into a major recession, it…

Small business leaders urge Labour to involve them in developing their response to the economic crisis created by COVID-19 Leaders of hundreds of small businesses are today urging Keir Starmer, the new Labour leader, Anneliese Dodds, the new Shadow Chancellor, and Ed Miliband, the new Shadow Business Secretary, not…

Shadow Chancellor- Anneliese Dodds MP has written a letter to the Chancellor- Rishi Sunak MP about working together to provide the right support for the public and businesses during these unprecedented times. In the annexe to this letter, there are detailed questions that need answers urgently in order to provide…

Labour has today called for “much greater transparency” on the implementation and effectiveness of the government’s schemes to support the economy, businesses and jobs during the coronavirus crisis. Labour Leader Keir Starmer and Shadow Chancellor Anneliese Dodds have demanded daily updates and the publication of figures on the performance of…

The Financial Times and The Sunday Times have reported on the teething problems of the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme Only 5,000 struggling small businesses have received cash under the Treasury’s coronavirus loans scheme more than three weeks since it was launched — raising concerns that emergency money is not…